I was surprised, too! :)
Freeper Little Jeremiah suggested linking to this thread, lots of useful info. Her post 1188 has an elderberry syrup recipe.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3735908/posts?page=1192
I find chickweeds to be the most difficult to “weed” by hand, those tiny little roots! Hate to use Round Up, but it does work.